Skull+Binding

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**WHERE** d id skull binding take place? Skull binding is thought to have originated in ancient Egypt. It also was practiced in ancient Inca, Mayan, and Peruvian cultures.

**WHO** participated in skull    binding? Skull binding was usually performed on an infant because their skull was still malleable. Some say that only women practiced skull binding.

**WHEN** did <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; background-color: rgb(255, 245, 184);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(145, 254, 139);">skull    <span style="background-color: rgb(145, 254, 139);">binding start? The first skull binding was approximately 3000 BC. Some cultures still skull bind today.

<span style="background-color: rgb(145, 254, 139);"><span style="background-color: rgb(145, 254, 139);"> What did <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; background-color: rgb(255, 245, 184);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(145, 254, 139);">skull    <span style="background-color: rgb(145, 254, 139);">binding **SYMBOLIZE**? Skull binding symbolized beauty and social rank. The shape of the skull reflected a person's status in society.

<span style="background-color: rgb(145, 254, 139);">**HOW** w<span style="background-color: rgb(145, 254, 139);">as skull binding executed? <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">When a infant was born, the mother would put its head between two wooden boards to mold it into the desired shape. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> Other Concepts of Beauty in Ancient Mayan Culture - Disfigured Teeth -Crossed Eyes <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">

<span style="background-color: rgb(145, 254, 139);"> A few worthwhile **LINKS** containing more information: [|Archaeology Magazine] [|An Overview of Skull Binding]

Image: [|http://studentwebs.coloradocollege.edu/~l_king/Headshapingintro.htm] Sources: Archaeology Magazine: http://www.archaeology.org/0901/abstracts/maya.html [|http://studentwebs.coloradocollege.edu/~l_king/Headshapingintro.htm]

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